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The u.s.
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Government's response has congressional
Democrats disagreeing with President Donald
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Trump that the virus has been contained
within the United States wonders as Adam
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breed reports the World Health Organization
warns countries to be ready to respond
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quickly when the virus arrives speaking
from Geneva spokesman Christian Lim Maya
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drew
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a comparison to an outbreak of the biggest
in Europe where he says the response was
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pretty strong Iran meanwhile has the highest
number of coronavirus deaths outside
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China where the virus emerged in
December and more than $2600.00 of.
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That country's deputy health minister and
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a member of parliament have tested positive
for the corona virus as the death toll
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rose to 16 that's Reuters as Adam Marie
fears of coronavirus transmission have
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waylaid 2 cruise ships and sent stocks
plummeting for multiple cruise lines the way
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correspondent Marianna Diallo reports
this seemingly inexorable spread of the
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growth of high risk is taking
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a toll on cruise operators and airlines
as people rethink travel plans Dr Ross
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Klein spoke to v.o.a.
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Via Skype kind of gave the industry
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a black eye with the number of castles that
sailings because of the Asian no longer
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being accessible and then the number of
passengers that may be canceling or that
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are booking because of the fear of getting
ill and that will have a it could have
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a long term effect cruise companies stocks
have fallen sharply some but as much as
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one 3rd in recent weeks Royal Caribbean
Cruises and Carnival Cruise Lines say
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cancellations will drag down their
earnings this year Miami general view
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a new us for more on these and
other stories visit us at v.o.a.
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News dot com This is the news u.s.
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Democratic presidential contenders are
prepping for Saturday's South Carolina
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primary they got in one final
debate Tuesday night on c.b.s.
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. News front runner Bernie Sanders was often
targeted in the Rockies debate Senator
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Elizabeth Warren a longtime ally
of Sanders says she would be
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a more effective president
than him Bernie and I agree on
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a lot of things but I think I would make
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a better president than Bernie and
the reason for that is that getting
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a progressive agenda enacted is going to
be really hard and it's going to take
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someone who digs into the details to make
it happen former Vice President Joe Biden
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is narrowly ahead of Sanders in recent
polling and South Carolina we've created
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jobs for people the people know me my entire
career has been wrapped up in dealing
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with civil rights and civil liberties I
don't expect today I plan to earn the vote
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I hear I'm here to ask.
Folks I intend to win South
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Carolina and I will win the African-American
vote here in South Carolina following
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the debate Pete booted judge his campaign
canceled some Florida events planned for
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Wednesday
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a piece might Grazia reports citing illness
Democratic presidential candidate Pete
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booted judges campaign has canceled 3
private fundraisers that were scheduled
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Wednesday in South Florida
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a campaign spokesman said late Tuesday
the former South Bend Indiana Mayor has
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a cold when word 1st surfaced of the
cancellations there was speculation it could
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signal problems for the campaign especially
after booted judges off script pitch
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during Tuesday night's debate in Charleston
I shouldn't miss the opportunity if
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you're watching right now and you support
my campaign. Go to keep For America dot
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com and ship include
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a judge has been trying to raise 13000000
dollars ahead of next week's 14 State
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Super Tuesday contests I'm like Rossiya
The Pentagon says it has resumed training
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Saudi military pilots 2 months after
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a trainee shot dead 3 Americans out of
Florida naval base in what was called an act
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of terrorism the u.s. Navy said it
restarted the program at the u.s.
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Naval Air Station in Pensacola Tuesday
under tighter controls. Including an
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absolute ban on the cadet
pilots owning guns
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a bombing in the Afghan capital of Kabul
Wednesday injured at least 9 civilians
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this is the 1st significant incident of
violence during the weeklong reduced
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fighting period agreed to between u.s.
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Backed Afghan security forces and Taliban
insurgents there were no immediate claims
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of responsibility and interior ministry
spokesman says an investigation is underway
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to determine who's behind the attack and
after 28 years and 5 grand slam titles
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Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova
announced Wednesday her retirement from the
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sport I'm dying Roberts v.o.a.
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News.
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Today is Wednesday February the 26th then
this is video is international edition
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I'm just I'm gon you're in Washington
coming up as the corner virus continues to
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spread what is the best measure to gauge
the state of the global economy as the
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stock markets deep. On what are you looking
at the moment here don't look here to
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help you with Peter's. Last Democrats
took to the debate stage on c.b.s.
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News as the wrists for the White House
continues Bernie Sanders analysis is right
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the difference is I don't like it solutions
and Washington argues Iraq to protect
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u.s.
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Troops coalition diplomats and Mo Those
stories and more coming up next. The World
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Health Organization now reported that about
81000 confirmed cases of the Corvette
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19 around the globe but for the 1st time
the number of new cases outside China is
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greater than the new cases in China
at least 78190 cases have been
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found in China with 2718 cases
death sorry now that list
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2790 cases in 37 countries and
44 death outside China where
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the disease was fast identified the corner
virus outbreak continues to spread with
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infections in 33 countries that lead
is being reported in Afghanistan but
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a rain Iraq and. European governments
raiding plans for coping with
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a possible corner virus spun Demick although
the numbers of corvids 1000 cases are
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still small in Europe compared with as
yet officials in several countries admit
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that they expect the novel virus to spread
and say they are developing plans to
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counsel sporting events and concerts and
reduce public transportation services
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while imposing travel restrictions and
shuttle schools European Union leaders are
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still hopeful that member states will refrain
from imposing border controls within
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the Schengen area of visit free travel but
they acknowledge that the scale of the
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public health crisis will most likely
be time in the reaction of national
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governments some public health experts say
the time is right to start planning for
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a pandemic as they suspect there are far
more cases in Europe than there are known
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the u.s.
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Government response to the spreading
virus divided lawmakers as congressional
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Democrats disagreed with President Donald
Trump's assertion that it had been
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contained within the United
States the president is to hold
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a news conference on the corner virus
in about 6 hours. Dr Nancy Missoni
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a director of the National Council for
the National Center for Immunization and
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Respiratory Diseases at the u.s.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Sayed containment efforts thus far have
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been largely successful
but it's not so much
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a question of if this will
happen anymore but rather more
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a question of exactly when this will
happen and how many people in this country
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well have severe illness the u.s.
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Military officials in South Korea on
Wednesday confirmed the fust infection of
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a u.s. Service member with
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a new coronavirus the 23 year old male has
been placed in South Korean teen at his
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home and he's only best in u.s.
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Forces Korea sede with
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a 2020 some olympics in Japan just months
away has been some questions as to
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whether or not that will take place
in the wake of the coronavirus. The
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International Olympic Committee unofficial
in Tokyo say yes but not everyone is so
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Sutton the ep is Julie Walker has the story
Former International Olympic Committee
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Bice President Dick Pound told
the Associated Press there's
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a 3 month window to decide the
fate of the Summer Games However
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a spokesman for the Japanese
government says the i.o.c.
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Is going ahead with the Tokyo Olympics
and pounce opinion doesn't reflect the
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official view the coronavirus that began
in China has infected more than 80000
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people around 900 of them in Japan and
57 here in the United States are being
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treated according to the government the
death toll globally is more than 2700 I'm
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Julie Walker this week has seen the global
stock markets deep over concerns about
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the spread of the coronavirus financial
markets in several countries rallied
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Wednesday after falling sharply Monday and
Tuesday on fears that the corner virus
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spread will affect economies key u.s.
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Stock indices well up one percent on Meet
they at after falling about 3 percent on
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Tuesday Garri Huff Po is
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a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute
for International Economics spoke to
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international editions Steve Miller and
says that while stock markets getting
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a lot of attention that is not what he's
washing to determine how healthy the
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global economy is the most specific
things I'm looking for or want
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a reliable cast that can be tracked for
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a person has developed any parties where
that person has a car is now carrying
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a coronavirus we do not have no record they
are not the program exceeding that can
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be administered to people to protect
them as we use vaccine because Lou.
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To protect them against the coronavirus we
do not see now I'm not actually looking
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at nomic indicators I'm looking at
health caters because the current body
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evidence suggests that a person can be
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a carrier without showing much symptoms
for up to 30 days and what that means
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is that we've got carrier going all over
the world and exposing people which has
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approximately
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a 2 percent mortality rate that is very
scary because what it means we can all make
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is that governments without these 2 tests
without the governments are going to do
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all kinds of quarantine measures
which interrupt all supply.
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As you can imagine as we've seen the next
3 cases in China and in South Korea now
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we get well funny follow up on that really
quickly because you know speaking at the
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w.h.o.
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On Tuesday they said one of the you know
things that China did correctly was institute
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some of these quarantines and movement
restriction policies to try and reduce and
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limit the spread of disease now if we take
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a look at the corn seen on the diamond
princes which was the vessel those docked in
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Yokohama Japan and how that spread among
the people on board the ship there and
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presumably However the virus is being spread
in the city which is the epicenter of
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this you know as people continue to travel
as the incubation period appears to be
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somewhere along
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a month you know you have all this
uncertainty and is that the uncertainty that
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we're seeing now reflected in the market
as the number of cases continues to grow
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up and governments are now saying hey we
need to you know take more money out of
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our budgets and give it to preventative
measures and as companies are starting to
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miss their some of their key deadlines
because of supply chain you know
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restrictions and you know reductions
in the follow through of goods Oh
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absolutely we're seeing all that
because without the. Cast him
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a vaccine which I mentioned the only
thing government can do is interrupt
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interactions between people and that means
you know altering. Airlines it means.
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A lot of. Recall action book or
the sailor or day or you know
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a container vessel because
you know. To get picked on
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a virus in the middle of the Pacific
that's not good for moving our vessel.
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You know or it's we've got
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a lot of people working together
you're worried about that. So
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that all the government can do interrupt
you know action between people and what is
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the what is the economy well it's basically
interaction between people but also
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interactions over the. Boat But you
know action between people have
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been. Seriously limited in some countries
and they will be limited in more
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countries until you know more targeted
approach can be and be devised.
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That was guy would have. Put us on Institute
for International Economic speaking to
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our own Steve Miller u.s.
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Senator Bernie Sanders was the target of
his rivals for the Democratic presidential
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nomination in that lead to televise the
bet held Tuesday in Charleston South
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Carolina Sanders has emerged as the national
frontrunner victories in the fust 3
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nominating contests but his rivals contend
the Democratic Socialist would lose to
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a Republican president don't know tromp in
November's national election for more on
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last night's Democratic debate I'm joined
by Vo is national correspondent Jim alone
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Jim up thank you for joining us yet in
studio so Democratic candidates held that
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10th day bet last night what are some of
the key takeaways from last night's debate
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well Jackson I think Bernie Sanders was
the subject of criticism of attack by his
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rivals and for the 1st time
in the campaign there was
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a concerted effort by most of the contenders
to go after Bernie Sanders and to
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question whether or not he would be the
strongest candidate to take on President
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Trump in November now the last 2 debates
here have gotten very chaotic with the
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Democrats you can start to see that some
of these candidates are feeling the
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pressure we have
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a big contest coming up Saturday in South
Carolina that will be an important test
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for former Vice President Joe Biden he's
basically staking his campaign on doing
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well there basically he's even agreeing
with people who say he has to win on
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Saturday but just 3 days later we have
what we call super Tuesday 14 states hold
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primaries more than 1300 convention delegates
will be at stake for the candidates
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so we're in
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a very important stage in the campaign and
I think what we saw on Tuesday night in
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South Carolina was sort of an effort by
the. Rivals of Sanders to slow him down
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a bit now headed into Super Tuesday who
would you say has momentum on their side
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and is South Carolina
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a medical break moment for Joe
Biden I think it is going to be
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a very important test for Joe Biden I
think he helped himself with from what I
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could tell was his strongest debate
performance of the whole primary season on
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Tuesday night he was more focused he was
more animated but certainly you know the
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one who still continues to have momentum
heading into Super Tuesday is Bernie
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Sanders Sanders is well positioned for
example in some of the states that will vote
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on Super Tuesday and 2 of the 2 largest
states are going to be holding delegate
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elections and that's California with over
$400.00 delegates at stake and Texas with
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$228.00 and Sanders is certainly well
positioned in California so the question will
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be you know could former New York
City my mayor Michael Bloomberg make
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a bid he's he's advertising in the Super
Tuesday states those are the 1st states
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he'll actually be competing in might he
make an impact and that's why the Super
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Tuesday results will be so important to
sort through next week now and speaking of
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Michael Bloomberg after he's must panned
performance in the last debate how did he
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felt last night I think he was sharper he
was more engaged he didn't look as lost
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as he did in the 1st debate but there were
still moments there where he was on the
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defensive especially when targeted by
Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren But
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speaking of Warren you've got Warren you've
got Senator Amy Klobuchar sure you've
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got Pete booted Gedge the former mayor of
South Bend Indiana all of them are are
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trying to hang in through
Super Tuesday but
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a lot of their campaigns may be on life
support here so they were all I think
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feeling the urgency of the moment to make
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a strong case that they should continue
and of course. Money is the lifeblood of
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politics and if they can't continue to
get those campaign donations after their
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performances and after how they do in Super
Tuesday some of their campaigns could
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come to
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a close that was Vo as national correspondent
Jim Jim thank you for joining us in
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studio sure you're listening to v.o.a.
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News. This is getting better. It's been
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a little over 15 months since NASA is inside
Lander touched down on Mars the space
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agency reports that 6 new published papers
detail some of the findings made by
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insights both above and deep the red
planet's surface scientists found that Mars
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travels much more than expected with
$174.00 seismic events or Mars quakes over
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a period of $235.00 Martian
days or $241.00 and
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a half group to Mars doesn't have the
same tectonic activity that causes quakes
00:18:51
here on Earth so scientists suggest volcanic
activity are causing the Mars quakes
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while the red planet lost its magnetic
field billions of years ago provided
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information that when it did existed
magnetized rocks located between 61 meters and
00:19:06
several kilometers underground the
scientists are still waiting for data from
00:19:10
insights that can determine whether Mars
has a solid or liquid cooled. Rectangle a
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o. B
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o is international edition continues
am Jackson going in Washington u.s.
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Secretary of state Mike this week argued
prime minister Iraqi prime minister
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designate Mohammed Alawi to protect u.s.
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Troops and stressed Iraq is obligation to
protect American and coalition diplomats
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forces and facilities bump
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a also pressed Iraq his new government
to end violence against the thousands of
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protesters who have gathered in Baghdad
and addressed that review and says Iraqi
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lawmakers have scheduled
00:19:55
a vote of confidence government for De Vere
was Mohamed asked and now I spoke with
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Donny my Iraqi military attache in Washington
about the vote of no confidence and
00:20:08
the pressure the government faces between
anti-government protesters who want
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foreign troops out and the United States.
Actually what did to prompt this request
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is to remind the designated prime minister
of the government responsibilities and
00:20:25
duties towards the us call ition forces as
well as the diplomatic missions in Iraq
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that departing government has failed to
deliver its obligations as they have many
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times declared that there are
obliged to protect the u.s.
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And coalition forces cities as
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a result of that the relation has been
critically intense due to the escalation
00:20:49
between the u.s.
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And Iranian militias supported by Iran
that ended in exchanging the shelling
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against the trikes and ultimately the
Iraqi parliament to demand from the prime
00:21:01
minister to remove the Us forces from Iraq
the Us administration would like to turn
00:21:07
a new page with the new government in order
to restore the comp aeration and the
00:21:11
relation to normal both governments value
the importance of keeping diplomatic
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military and economic ties but
also essential for the u.s.
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And Iraq government to maintain the
relations at the highest level as there are
00:21:25
many common interests to be achieved in the
near terms and the future I think both
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countries also are partners
in fighting ISIS the u.s.
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Is a blitz to build and protect
democracy in Iraq and the u.s.
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Is
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a crucial player and building the capacity
of the Iraqi situation so I think this is
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one of the conversations that set forth
has ignited 5 minister from the Us
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administration so he would gain some kind
of support when he will be getting the
00:21:55
vote to assume the responsibility so
is Iraq people below on the ring this
00:22:01
obligation when angry pro Iran protesters
that have been in the streets calling for
00:22:05
u.s. Troops withdrawal I think the
crowd who is calling for the u.s.
00:22:10
Forces withdrawal in the streets has been
multiple lies by the Shiite political
00:22:15
parties due to the. Listen to
ask elations between the u.s.
00:22:19
And Iran I think Iraqi government is not
entirely in control of the arm of the
00:22:25
groups that belong to the Shia parties
therefore some political parties are more
00:22:29
powerful than the government but I trust
the new government and the most 6 players
00:22:34
would consider the political channels to
understand the importance of the u.s.
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Presence in Iraq to defeat ISIS and all
the security forces conservatives It all
00:22:45
depends on the new government said Willet
you to move things forward and compromise
00:22:50
the tension around the u.s.
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Forces
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a presence in Iraq promptly also emphasized
the edge and see with which Iraq's new
00:22:57
government must put an end to the killing
of protesters and their grievances What
00:23:03
do you make of that the prime minister in
his the speech to trust on bringing all
00:23:09
valving killings the protesters to the
justice to independent and transparent
00:23:14
investigation so I think Secretary pump
citrus ink on the new government to hold
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the protest killers accountable and bring
them to justice also to address the
00:23:24
grievances of the demonstrators
I see this is a statement as
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a country Sion also to designate prime
minister to accomplish so he may win the
00:23:34
u.s. Support so he can work with the u.s.
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Administration to normalize the situation
in Iraq Iraqi lawmakers decided to
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schedule
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a vote of confidence for the government of
the lead we Thursday with the parliament
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vote in favor apparently that has ignited
the prime minister trying to point things
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nonpartisans and technocrat cabinet he
is facing some positive from political
00:24:00
parties but people demanded the formation
of the political system by removing the
00:24:06
secretary and quota so any political
party would oppose this move puts the
00:24:12
party in the confrontation with the
people 2nd American. Not to tolerate more
00:24:19
ultimately the prime minister has to
compromise with the political parties before
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the Congress votes which. Will be in
favor of the capital that was also
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Danny for my Iraqi military
attache speaking to v.o.a.
00:24:33
Senior analyst Mohammed Elsa now we and
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has
00:24:38
decried what he terms as double standards
employed at the un Human Rights Council
00:24:43
in favor of west done democratic values
at the expense of what he calls the
00:24:48
legitimate surrender rights of nations to
do not fall within the West done albeit
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Lavrov presented his views at the Council.
Sergey Lavrov did not hide his disdain
00:25:01
at the so called country specific resolutions
adopted by the Human Rights Council
00:25:06
he asserted the resolutions had become an
increasingly popular pretext to interfere
00:25:12
in the internal affairs of sovereign states
the Russian foreign minister criticize
00:25:17
the imposition of unilateral sanctions
often used by Western countries to topple
00:25:23
governments seen as undesirable by them
he spoke through an interpreter this
00:25:29
harmful practice leads to exacerbating
confrontation and ultimately restrict the
00:25:34
ability of ordinary citizens to exercise
that the judgment rights the revival
00:25:38
securing of Rights and Freedoms is
incompatible with double standards and its
00:25:42
context one can only wonder at the fact
that some Western partners who declare
00:25:47
themselves champions of
democracy the deputy turn
00:25:49
a blind eye to the traitorous oppression
of human rights in Ukraine lover of didn't
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offer names though it is common knowledge
the United States European Union and
00:25:58
other countries have imposed sanctions
on Russia and the Crimea this following
00:26:03
Russia's military intervention in Ukraine
for what they call support of the
00:26:08
separatist rebellion in eastern Ukraine
in February 2014 the un human rights
00:26:15
office reports the war has. Resulted
in the deaths of some 13000 people
00:26:21
a quarter of them civilians another 30000
people have been injured and one in one
00:26:26
half 1000000 people have been internally
displaced in Ukraine since the start of
00:26:31
the conflict and Russia's annexation
of Crimea in 2014 larva also lashed
00:26:38
out at Western powers for their support
and justification of military actions
00:26:43
committed by what he called radical
and terrorist groups and it lived in
00:26:48
northwestern Syria it is difficult to
find any other explanation for calls for
00:26:54
peace agreements to be concluded with bandits
as we see regarding the situation it
00:26:59
let that is not caring for human rights
that is capitulating before terrorists or
00:27:04
even encouraging activities in violation
of international treaties and numerous un
00:27:08
Security Council resolutions lover of
observations come just as the United Nations
00:27:13
says warned of
00:27:14
a potential bloodbath of hundreds of
thousands of civilians and in lip if Russian
00:27:19
backed Syrian government forces do not stop
their indiscriminate carpet bombing of
00:27:25
the region Russian Foreign Minister
Lavrov urged the Human Rights Council to
00:27:30
resolutely renounce what he called
double standards he said that's why as
00:27:34
government has decided to run for
seat on the 47 member council for its
00:27:39
20212023 term Russia
lost its bid to become
00:27:44
a member in 2016 after
00:27:47
a campaign by rights groups over its
bombing of Syria Lisa shrine for a b.o.h.
00:27:53
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This is up from the Voice of America my
name is Jacksonville Magon you thanks so
00:30:04
much for joining us today on the show so
00:30:07
a new report by the charity organization
Oxfam regarding the state of global wealth
00:30:12
inequality say that just over 2000
of the web. Richest People have more
00:30:19
wealth than 4600000000 people and that
figure represents around 60 percent of the
00:30:25
province population reported on time to
care ones that the inequality crisis
00:30:31
continues to empower
00:30:32
a wealthy elite as they accumulate vast
fortunes at the expense of ordinary people
00:30:38
particularly poor women and girls other
studies including the un world social
00:30:43
report of 2020 shows that the income gap
between the rich and the poor has been
00:30:49
growing exponentially for the last 30 years
and even though the African continent
00:30:54
has seen
00:30:54
a remarkable economic performance in the
last 15 years they cannot make systems in
00:30:59
place are such that the rich continue to
accumulate vast amounts of wealth at the
00:31:05
expense of the bottom 95 percent of the
population so on the show we'll talk about
00:31:10
some of the factors driving this inequality
I will talk to one of the authors of
00:31:14
this new report and we will get to hear
some of your voices on this issue Stay
00:31:19
tuned this is upfront on
The Voice of America.
00:31:29
Killed in and. In time same time any.
00:31:38
Problem coming in but. In Uganda. And
00:31:45
a fun trip. Like. That would
you say are they done that.
00:31:53
You find that treat your own lines so I
mean you know that being beheaded and the
00:31:57
other words Oh my name's.
Income inequality. It's
00:32:04
a problem in our country and the only kind
of income. Is by distributing resources
00:32:11
equally to all. Of the country
so maybe you must thank you.
00:32:19
Joe. Recently there's been graduation but
you want to know him most of you and.
00:32:29
What's next so we need to hire. If you're
going to actually increase that economy.
00:32:37
And it's close and.
00:32:45
Some of the voices sent in by our listeners
on this topic and want to thank all of
00:32:50
you for sending them and for those of you
who are just joining us thank you for
00:32:54
joining us on the show today we're talking
about some of the factors that are
00:32:58
driving the massive income inequality
in Africa and joining me via phone is.
00:33:04
Oxfam's head of policy on inequality is
also one of the authors of the Oxfam
00:33:10
reports titled It's time to cash rich team
in Nairobi and started off by asking him
00:33:15
the best says of Oxfam Scotland
for this report Council.
00:33:22
Critiques we live
00:33:23
a wealth report that gives you an estimate
of the wealth of the world's population
00:33:27
and then be to be. A rican parrot which
we have done in previous years I'm sure
00:33:34
and I think stream that of inequality
where you have to how any group of people
00:33:39
just over 2000 people mostly right
we want to cling on top of it on
00:33:46
national and. On having more wealth. And
60 percent of the world population which
00:33:53
is about $2600000.00 people now part of the
report says that the $22.00 richest men
00:33:59
in the world have more wealth than
all the women in Africa what are the
00:34:03
implications of this massive
wealth gap. There is
00:34:08
a connection between the extreme economic
inequality that gap between the super
00:34:14
rich and the rest of America. Between women
and men that the incredible wealth at
00:34:20
the top of the global economy is built on
the backs on the work also hundreds of
00:34:26
millions of women and women in Africa women
all over the world working for free or
00:34:32
working in poverty wages poverty job to
support the global economy and all of the
00:34:38
wealth they created and the sexist
economy is being channeled upward into
00:34:45
the bank accounts the secret bank accounts
to carraige know how did many of these
00:34:51
billionaires
00:34:52
a plaid that wealth is is something that
we know generally speaking what are the
00:34:57
factors that led to this level of inequality
and can anything be done about it the
00:35:03
problem of super rich in the
problem of the billionaires is
00:35:06
a relatively easy one we've seen
00:35:08
a number of believing in the last 10 years
you've seen their well I hire them if
00:35:13
you have
00:35:14
a beautiful what I showed today is very
recently in recent times we have much known
00:35:20
evidence of any quantity we had much lower
numbers and ads which shows that it's
00:35:25
quite possible to have a vibrant and
00:35:28
a successful global economy without this
number it is an end and we would go
00:35:33
further and say that in fact bidding is
already selling of economic failure no sign
00:35:39
of economic success if we could instead
take the wealth in my secret bank account
00:35:45
and bread that around to redistribute if
we got them to pay their taxes they should
00:35:50
just imagine the schools the hospitals the
teachers the ministry that money could
00:35:55
pay for so we think that any
quantity is not inevitable it's
00:36:00
a policy choice it's increased dramatically
in recent years because governments
00:36:04
have elected to increase and we think
they could take steps to reduce the gap
00:36:08
between rich and poor in case you're just
joining us this is upfront of the Voice
00:36:13
of America my name is Jackson been
going you we're speaking to Max
00:36:16
a lot. The head of policy on inequality
and Max is talking to us about the Oxfam
00:36:22
report titled time to care that warns that
there is an inequality crisis so wrong
00:36:27
the walled and not in quality crisis
continues to empower while the elite
00:36:33
a small wealthy elite at the
expense of women and girls and the
00:36:40
99 percent The report says that all but
just 2000 of the walls richest people have
00:36:46
more wealth than 4600000000 people
combined in the wallet soliciting
00:36:52
a quick break we'll be right back and as
we do take this break let's listen to your
00:36:56
opinions. I'm going to the
income inequality other never
00:37:02
to have to have gone to meeting I'm
00:37:05
a government debt deal and playing both
well like you degree level because you're
00:37:09
not equally on jobs when you go back to
working people like that level between
00:37:14
different companies to find a many people
income is equally in this room with
00:37:19
a tone that is not there in plums coming
up to town because what I do you know
00:37:26
charging houses to pick up the income but
that's because I don't give it to me
00:37:33
that his wife made me. That maybe. I would
00:37:40
get that call come at. It if. I know.
00:37:48
I could give them the time in my name to
track down the luggage in my own company
00:37:54
or that seat this estate is right about
you file line to child when he was he has
00:38:01
a disease that has eaten into my society
to begin to grow up to be coming at this
00:38:07
time in
00:38:08
a coma to 19 and begin to slow you know
the minute you know any way some people
00:38:14
grow our own summary troop.
This is what you think. On
00:38:21
our show today income inequality What are
some of the factors that are driving that
00:38:26
drive income inequality in Africa this is
up front on the Voice of America let's
00:38:31
continue our conversation with that Max
lawsuit head of policy on inequality at off
00:38:36
from now the. Report was released ahead of
the wild Economic Forum can you explain
00:38:43
to ask the timing so the World Economic
Forum the biggest meeting of the super rich
00:38:50
in the annual kind of happens every January
we've got well over 100000000000 and
00:38:55
among many many of them own community and
politicians world leaders are going to be
00:39:01
recruited mansions into it and where they
like to think they can talk about salting
00:39:07
the world for them so we use this moment
to illustrate the galloping equality in
00:39:12
the world and to make the strong point
that the solution for the world inequality
00:39:18
and never going to come from the people
in Davos these are the people who cools
00:39:21
problem in the 1st place the solution to
the inequality crisis not on the street
00:39:27
and I would ordinary people protesting
party for farewelled and we say not all of
00:39:32
the little children I could not been into
from ordinary people demanding that their
00:39:38
politicians isn't to them instead of
listening to any man that was. Head of
00:39:45
policy inequality he was speaking to me
from the Kenyan capital in Nairobi You're
00:39:51
listening to outfront on The
Voice of America let's take
00:39:54
a quick break we'll be right back.
00:40:18
This I Believe. But also.
Rejoin So it's like
00:40:24
a huge challenge however what we can do
is ensure that these gender equality in
00:40:30
terms of equal pay will find that some women
especially the breast receive men and
00:40:35
not getting to dash share of income but
will also find that their challenge is the
00:40:41
2000 of them should be able to be paid
to efficiently we do not take into
00:40:46
consideration that issues of child care
because I'm paid to Misty can walk but then
00:40:52
look at also and boy that is downtown
carrying stuff so they hit full on need
00:40:57
a door latch or
00:40:58
a saint's because you'll find that they'll
go out with the rebels and shootings
00:41:02
that sold us but. If they set
00:41:07
a minimum wage bill it means that we will
be able to know that somebody can and
00:41:12
cannot be employed below the amounts
that all souls follow up in regards to 2
00:41:18
issues of gender and also
issues of. All of these.
00:41:27
Well come back and for those
of you who are just joining as
00:41:31
a welcomed this is out front of the Voice
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00:41:35
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listening in from as we continue this
00:41:50
conversation let me bring back an old
conversation that I had with. A reporter into
00:41:57
Gali Rwanda on some of the issues around
income inequality on the Continent did
00:42:03
it really struck you the contract you have
not. Started there anecdotally or do you
00:42:10
have too many poor people directly for
people through the world to reach people. Is
00:42:17
is really shocking when you walk Internet
An African City and you look at the local
00:42:22
Muslims some of the people you would not
even talk about look closely locomotion
00:42:27
Let's talk about just the buildings
when you're going to a city and you see
00:42:30
a skyline Yeah skyscrapers and yes right
next to it these are then these Yeah these
00:42:35
as along were they get away
from the locomotion for
00:42:38
a moment not in you know an African
City for example you. I don't
00:42:44
know where it's secure so incompetent
bureaucrats to. Government or yes of that
00:42:51
don't even care about informing standards
but you will see some really you know
00:42:55
terrible slum side by side.
With skyscrapers cleaning.
00:43:03
Glass structures that really look good
$1000000.00 and you clearly don't think. Yes
00:43:09
if you pointed out that we will collapse
shacks and Sakya towns and so on and it's
00:43:15
really incredible Now what's what and also
come to think of it if you look at the
00:43:22
Africa public housing for example you know
almost nonexistent or at least in our
00:43:27
part of that. You only find people reach
people who can cure their own houses
00:43:34
and. And then what passes for public
housing plan we can rent out for the poor
00:43:41
folks who are living there and. They have
no standard damages as you'll find in the
00:43:47
West you know you don't have your find in
cotton on on on charcoal or even filed in
00:43:53
the city Matthew So you just keep wondering
if you know what to make of the next
00:43:58
council is it's an overgrown village or.
And involved. In the actual sense of
00:44:05
you because if you find people who can weave
firewood arise or chuckle or whatever
00:44:10
but I suspect again it's not
00:44:13
a particular problem to Africa even India
all you have that kind of problem. What
00:44:17
are some of the causes of such unfair
resource distribution list in which it's
00:44:21
against obviously
00:44:22
a functional or badly run government that's
that's the new cause of the event to
00:44:27
run governments don't mind if people are.
In trouble the canonical it financially
00:44:33
it on my end badly run governments only
care for. These few individuals who
00:44:40
confessed failed them. They won
$3.50 troops for the base for.
00:44:48
Their power. And so on
and. What usually again we
00:44:55
we have missed your sentiments but one of
for example that are different from. The
00:45:01
absent that. I know you have the
beginning of it were 58 and. What's
00:45:08
more equitable distribution of national
resources having run that if they can get
00:45:14
their. Money to do you can run but they
were preaching running right now I think
00:45:19
grassroots I think they are building up
their thinking that they have to be you
00:45:23
know. To make sure that as right now
you're some of the population of course.
00:45:30
You've introduced you know why I think
you know economy if you think that.
00:45:42
That was speaking to me that we did on
income inequality this is something that
00:45:48
continues to be an issue around the
continent and even though the continent has
00:45:51
made. Progress in the last 15 years we
see that income inequality continues to
00:45:57
increase around the continent
particularly affecting women and girls.
00:46:16
March 3rd small. Car Park. Production I'm
enjoying your program thank you very much
00:46:23
.
00:49:05
This is up front of the Voice of America
my name is Jacksonville I'm gon you thanks
00:49:09
so much for joining us on the show
today we're talking about some of the
00:49:13
inequalities and some of the factors driving
inequality in Africa we just had your
00:49:18
opinions on our topic of discussion we also
heard from. Oxfam head of policy on an
00:49:25
equality and joining me in studio to
further discuss some of the driving forces
00:49:30
behind income inequality in
Africa is Michael Mancienne
00:49:34
a young college graduate from the African
leadership University in Marie Michel is
00:49:39
also the founder of the bridge fund he says
that his organization strives to create
00:49:45
quote a thriving and sustainable middle
class African economy by building
00:49:51
a financially inclusive eco system
in $2510.00 Micro was hosted as
00:49:56
a game changer at the White House here
in Washington d.c. By former u.s.
00:50:00
President Barack Obama this was
00:50:02
a recognition of my cause leadership in
driving change through education and
00:50:07
mentorship in his community in Kenya Michael
welcome to up front here on The Voice
00:50:12
of America let me start off by asking you
your opinion on this issue what drives
00:50:17
income inequality the massive income
inequality that we see in your country but
00:50:22
also across Africa income inequality is
just basically driven by in my opinion the
00:50:28
lack of access to opportunities
right whether you're
00:50:31
a small business you know entrepreneur in
Nairobi Kenya and you're trying to go big
00:50:37
in your business you have you know
00:50:39
a few issues that you're dealing with that.
When you not to progress and make you
00:50:44
know
00:50:44
a decent income and I mean long then you
have you know lack of capital which is the
00:50:49
classic one and lack of access to markets
and that is what I think cripples
00:50:55
a lot of small business you know when I was
in Africa and I was doing the research
00:51:01
myself and Africa has you know roughly
1200000000 people and you have 80 percent of
00:51:06
these people from sub-Saharan Africa
relying and depending on small and micro
00:51:11
enterprise I mean it's
00:51:13
a me but the problem is these Assamese
you know on top of the lack of access to
00:51:17
sufficient funding and lack of access to
markets need to sound the things that make
00:51:23
it impossible for these people to make
00:51:25
a descent leaving and support themselves
hands that inequality gap in income has
00:51:31
income inequality gotten worse or has it
gotten better I mean we know that most
00:51:37
African countries have this target you
know there's going to be middle income
00:51:41
countries and so many of them of their
programs whether it's you know in terms of
00:51:46
financial inclusion or tell you that you
know much better than I do do you think
00:51:51
that the prospect that were available to
your parents I'm not sure what income
00:51:56
bracket there were you know do you think
that it has gotten worse or has gotten
00:52:01
better in terms of like that social migration
I think yes there are efforts to try
00:52:06
and bridge that gap between you know
the quality and inequality but I think
00:52:12
a lot more work has to be done
right I agree that you know
00:52:16
a lot of governments and private sector
have tried to come up with initiatives and
00:52:21
projects to try and help you know especially
small and micro. Enterprise business
00:52:26
owners but. The formal financial institution
setting still do not support the large
00:52:33
majority of this s m
00:52:35
e system in Africa you know this is that
we are mamma selling you know right to
00:52:39
bulls by the roadside and you have now
even more increasingly people in formal
00:52:45
employment having
00:52:46
a side hustle you know what you're going
to make up for which falls under the
00:52:49
informal less I mean so that tells you
how big this you know segment is and you
00:52:56
know the capacity of what it can do for
the Continent an icon and so the question
00:53:00
is what needs to be done. In
one of the. Financial sector
00:53:07
why hasn't it responded to me. You know
providing funding to yeah I think they've
00:53:13
been doing that and you know I think financial
institutions and governments across
00:53:19
Africa have been trying to sort of help
these semi business owners but you know you
00:53:25
find that they. Can see the high
risk sort of. And this is tied
00:53:31
into. You know range of issues you know
going back to things as simple as proof of
00:53:37
address right so many of these people are
moving around they don't have the right
00:53:41
you know. Specific Asians or
documentation which makes it harder for
00:53:46
a bank to give you
00:53:47
a little right and if you know you have one
who's at least money is to get together
00:53:51
these caraway seeds things in check and the
loans that they get from the banks. And
00:53:57
such the way that you know the return
times are too short and them to make
00:54:02
a profit of them or you may heard of the
money so the bank gives you money this
00:54:06
month and next month they're knocking on
your door asking for the interest rate
00:54:10
payments so I guess the banks need to come
up with financial instruments to kind of
00:54:13
yeah for these people.
I mean 80 percent is
00:54:17
a big chunk of any bank at all so you live
alone and it's really no one yeah yeah
00:54:23
there are nontraditional players in the
financial sector coming up to try Yes Yes
00:54:29
And this is why we're seeing
00:54:30
a lot more of the cryptocurrency is coming
in because they you know off. Cheap
00:54:36
access to capital and it's fast it's
secure it's instant and this you
00:54:43
know eliminates
00:54:43
a lot of what you the banking sector in
the form of financial institution and
00:54:47
sector has to do there because with
cryptocurrency on the block chain to do
00:54:51
a caraway seeds very simple right but if
you're going through the banking way of
00:54:56
doing k y c You need
00:54:57
a lot of documents it takes time to prove
that this is actually you you need to id
00:55:02
so as the wild is evolving and becoming
more digital so is the way we you know we
00:55:08
are money and you know so you see
00:55:11
a lot of this happening in Africa because
you know the market is then people are
00:55:15
desperate to get access to these financial
opportunities by the formal institutions
00:55:19
are not giving them that so they resort to
tentative means which you know yes they
00:55:25
have been
00:55:26
a lot of issues with it but it's actually
doing something to solve and I didn't
00:55:30
problem with. I just solutions let's talk
00:55:34
a little bit about something that goes back
to education I know we do want to have
00:55:37
a corporate conversation reaction reform
before I leave you but financial literacy
00:55:42
you know which I would say falls within
both finance but also education that you
00:55:47
know not knowing money how to handle money
how yeah for money how do you access
00:55:51
some of those financial instruments that
might be available to them that they don't
00:55:56
even know they're. How important is it for
people to start learning about finances
00:56:02
. I think as early as you
know someone understands
00:56:09
anything within the education space and I
think countries like you know the u.s.
00:56:14
We see
00:56:14
a lot of you know parents taking time to
make sure they instill an education and
00:56:18
financial literacy in their kids and it's
part of them growing up you know that's
00:56:22
why we see
00:56:23
a lot of the young you know us oh you
know other developing other developed
00:56:27
countries doing great things at such
00:56:29
a young age because this has been infused
in the educational system and like you
00:56:34
know taking the example of Kenya I don't
remember any point in time through my
00:56:39
primary secondary high school and even
college where I was taught how to deal you
00:56:44
know how to deal with money growing up money
was for grown ups and you know how you
00:56:47
don't think of just using your interaction
with money it was when they give you
00:56:52
money to go buy something on the Exec at
the store bring back the change yes and
00:56:57
that was that was that yeah and you go all
the way to college you're 25 to write 6
00:57:01
and you're still you know absolutely. The
1st time you actually handle money that
00:57:06
you know one is when you get that 1st
paycheck and you don't know why we do it. So
00:57:11
I think it should be infused into our
systems especially now speaking about Kenya
00:57:16
and African context. As primary instruments
that can be used to teach young kids
00:57:23
you know how to be more responsible with
money and we've seen these systems and
00:57:27
instruments being implemented in countries
like the us in Finland you know other
00:57:32
you know developed countries and we see
the difference in how the kids grow
00:57:36
Absolutely and how eventually when they get
into leadership whether in business or
00:57:40
government how they deal responsibly with
the resources not have only absolute but
00:57:44
on the other hand back home there's
00:57:47
a long way to go and I think you know the
Internet is also making it possible now
00:57:52
for young people to access this kind of
education online and hence we. Now you know
00:57:57
I built
00:57:58
a lot more young people being responsible
with you know how they make money how
00:58:02
they spend money and when they get into
businesses or spaces of leadership the
00:58:06
impact is felt absolutely thank you very
much Michael that was Kenya's Michael
00:58:11
Moore
00:58:11
a young college graduate from the African
leadership University in Moriches He just
00:58:16
graduated b.c.f.
00:58:17
Michael is also the founder of the bridge
fund he says that his organization works
00:58:22
to create
00:58:22
a thriving and sustainable middle class
African economy and they do this by
00:58:27
building
00:58:28
a financial inclusive eco system and we
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The u.s.
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Government's response has congressional
Democrats disagreeing with President Donald
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Trump that the virus has been contained
within the United States wonders as Adam
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breed reports the World Health Organization
warns countries to be ready to respond
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quickly when the virus arrives speaking
from Geneva spokesman Christian Lim Maya
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drew
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a comparison to an outbreak of the biggest
in Europe where he says the response was
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pretty strong Iran meanwhile has the highest
number of coronavirus deaths outside
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China where the virus emerged in
December and more than $2600.00 of.
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That country's deputy health minister and
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a member of parliament have tested positive
for the corona virus as the death toll
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rose to 16 that's Reuters as Adam Marie
fears of coronavirus transmission have
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waylaid 2 cruise ships and sent stocks
plummeting for multiple cruise lines the way
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correspondent Marianna Diallo reports
this seemingly inexorable spread of the
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growth of high risk is taking
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a toll on cruise operators and airlines
as people rethink travel plans Dr Ross
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Klein spoke to v.o.a.
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Via Skype kind of gave the industry
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a black eye with the number of castles that
sailings because of the Asian no longer
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being accessible and then the number of
passengers that may be canceling or that
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are booking because of the fear of getting
ill and that will have a it could have
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a long term effect cruise companies stocks
have fallen sharply some but as much as
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one 3rd in recent weeks Royal Caribbean
Cruises and Carnival Cruise Lines say
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cancellations will drag down their
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Democratic presidential contenders are
prepping for Saturday's South Carolina
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primary they got in one final
debate Tuesday night on c.b.s.
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. News front runner Bernie Sanders was often
targeted in the Rockies debate Senator
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Elizabeth Warren a longtime ally
of Sanders says she would be
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a more effective president
than him Bernie and I agree on
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a lot of things but I think I would make
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a better president than Bernie and
the reason for that is that getting
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a progressive agenda enacted is going to
be really hard and it's going to take
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someone who digs into the details to make
it happen former Vice President Joe Biden
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is narrowly ahead of Sanders in recent
polling and South Carolina we've created
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jobs for people the people know me my entire
career has been wrapped up in dealing
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with civil rights and civil liberties I
don't expect today I plan to earn the vote
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I hear I'm here to ask.
Folks I intend to win South
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Carolina and I will win the African-American
vote here in South Carolina following
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the debate Pete booted judge his campaign
canceled some Florida events planned for
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Wednesday
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a piece might Grazia reports citing illness
Democratic presidential candidate Pete
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booted judges campaign has canceled 3
private fundraisers that were scheduled
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Wednesday in South Florida
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a campaign spokesman said late Tuesday
the former South Bend Indiana Mayor has
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a cold when word 1st surfaced of the
cancellations there was speculation it could
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signal problems for the campaign especially
after booted judges off script pitch
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during Tuesday night's debate in Charleston
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Super Tuesday contests I'm like Rossiya
The Pentagon says it has resumed training
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Saudi military pilots 2 months after
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a trainee shot dead 3 Americans out of
Florida naval base in what was called an act
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of terrorism the u.s. Navy said it
restarted the program at the u.s.
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Naval Air Station in Pensacola Tuesday
under tighter controls. Including an
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absolute ban on the cadet
pilots owning guns
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a bombing in the Afghan capital of Kabul
Wednesday injured at least 9 civilians
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this is the 1st significant incident of
violence during the weeklong reduced
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fighting period agreed to between u.s.
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Backed Afghan security forces and Taliban
insurgents there were no immediate claims
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of responsibility and interior ministry
spokesman says an investigation is underway
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to determine who's behind the attack and
after 28 years and 5 grand slam titles
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Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova
announced Wednesday her retirement from the
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sport I'm dying Roberts v.o.a.
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Today is Wednesday February the 26th then
this is video is international edition
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I'm just I'm gon you're in Washington
coming up as the corner virus continues to
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spread what is the best measure to gauge
the state of the global economy as the
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stock markets deep. On what are you looking
at the moment here don't look here to
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help you with Peter's. Last Democrats
took to the debate stage on c.b.s.
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News as the wrists for the White House
continues Bernie Sanders analysis is right
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the difference is I don't like it solutions
and Washington argues Iraq to protect
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u.s.
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Troops coalition diplomats and Mo Those
stories and more coming up next. The World
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Health Organization now reported that about
81000 confirmed cases of the Corvette
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19 around the globe but for the 1st time
the number of new cases outside China is
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greater than the new cases in China
at least 78190 cases have been
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found in China with 2718 cases
death sorry now that list
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2790 cases in 37 countries and
44 death outside China where
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the disease was fast identified the corner
virus outbreak continues to spread with
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infections in 33 countries that lead
is being reported in Afghanistan but
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a rain Iraq and. European governments
raiding plans for coping with
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a possible corner virus spun Demick although
the numbers of corvids 1000 cases are
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still small in Europe compared with as
yet officials in several countries admit
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that they expect the novel virus to spread
and say they are developing plans to
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counsel sporting events and concerts and
reduce public transportation services
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while imposing travel restrictions and
shuttle schools European Union leaders are
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still hopeful that member states will refrain
from imposing border controls within
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the Schengen area of visit free travel but
they acknowledge that the scale of the
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public health crisis will most likely
be time in the reaction of national
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governments some public health experts say
the time is right to start planning for
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a pandemic as they suspect there are far
more cases in Europe than there are known
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the u.s.
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Government response to the spreading
virus divided lawmakers as congressional
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Democrats disagreed with President Donald
Trump's assertion that it had been
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contained within the United
States the president is to hold
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a news conference on the corner virus
in about 6 hours. Dr Nancy Missoni
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a director of the National Council for
the National Center for Immunization and
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Respiratory Diseases at the u.s.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Sayed containment efforts thus far have
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been largely successful
but it's not so much
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a question of if this will
happen anymore but rather more
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a question of exactly when this will
happen and how many people in this country
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well have severe illness the u.s.
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Military officials in South Korea on
Wednesday confirmed the fust infection of
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a u.s. Service member with
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a new coronavirus the 23 year old male has
been placed in South Korean teen at his
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home and he's only best in u.s.
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Forces Korea sede with
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a 2020 some olympics in Japan just months
away has been some questions as to
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whether or not that will take place
in the wake of the coronavirus. The
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International Olympic Committee unofficial
in Tokyo say yes but not everyone is so
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Sutton the ep is Julie Walker has the story
Former International Olympic Committee
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Bice President Dick Pound told
the Associated Press there's
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a 3 month window to decide the
fate of the Summer Games However
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a spokesman for the Japanese
government says the i.o.c.
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Is going ahead with the Tokyo Olympics
and pounce opinion doesn't reflect the
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official view the coronavirus that began
in China has infected more than 80000
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people around 900 of them in Japan and
57 here in the United States are being
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treated according to the government the
death toll globally is more than 2700 I'm
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Julie Walker this week has seen the global
stock markets deep over concerns about
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the spread of the coronavirus financial
markets in several countries rallied
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Wednesday after falling sharply Monday and
Tuesday on fears that the corner virus
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spread will affect economies key u.s.
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Stock indices well up one percent on Meet
they at after falling about 3 percent on
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Tuesday Garri Huff Po is
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a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute
for International Economics spoke to
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international editions Steve Miller and
says that while stock markets getting
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a lot of attention that is not what he's
washing to determine how healthy the
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global economy is the most specific
things I'm looking for or want
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a reliable cast that can be tracked for
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a person has developed any parties where
that person has a car is now carrying
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a coronavirus we do not have no record they
are not the program exceeding that can
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be administered to people to protect
them as we use vaccine because Lou.
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To protect them against the coronavirus we
do not see now I'm not actually looking
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at nomic indicators I'm looking at
health caters because the current body
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evidence suggests that a person can be
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a carrier without showing much symptoms
for up to 30 days and what that means
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is that we've got carrier going all over
the world and exposing people which has
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approximately
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a 2 percent mortality rate that is very
scary because what it means we can all make
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is that governments without these 2 tests
without the governments are going to do
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all kinds of quarantine measures
which interrupt all supply.
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As you can imagine as we've seen the next
3 cases in China and in South Korea now
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we get well funny follow up on that really
quickly because you know speaking at the
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w.h.o.
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On Tuesday they said one of the you know
things that China did correctly was institute
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some of these quarantines and movement
restriction policies to try and reduce and
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limit the spread of disease now if we take
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a look at the corn seen on the diamond
princes which was the vessel those docked in
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Yokohama Japan and how that spread among
the people on board the ship there and
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presumably However the virus is being spread
in the city which is the epicenter of
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this you know as people continue to travel
as the incubation period appears to be
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somewhere along
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a month you know you have all this
uncertainty and is that the uncertainty that
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we're seeing now reflected in the market
as the number of cases continues to grow
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up and governments are now saying hey we
need to you know take more money out of
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our budgets and give it to preventative
measures and as companies are starting to
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miss their some of their key deadlines
because of supply chain you know
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restrictions and you know reductions
in the follow through of goods Oh
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absolutely we're seeing all that
because without the. Cast him
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a vaccine which I mentioned the only
thing government can do is interrupt
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interactions between people and that means
you know altering. Airlines it means.
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A lot of. Recall action book or
the sailor or day or you know
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a container vessel because
you know. To get picked on
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a virus in the middle of the Pacific
that's not good for moving our vessel.
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You know or it's we've got
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a lot of people working together
you're worried about that. So
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that all the government can do interrupt
you know action between people and what is
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the what is the economy well it's basically
interaction between people but also
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interactions over the. Boat But you
know action between people have
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been. Seriously limited in some countries
and they will be limited in more
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countries until you know more targeted
approach can be and be devised.
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That was guy would have. Put us on Institute
for International Economic speaking to
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our own Steve Miller u.s.
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Senator Bernie Sanders was the target of
his rivals for the Democratic presidential
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nomination in that lead to televise the
bet held Tuesday in Charleston South
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Carolina Sanders has emerged as the national
frontrunner victories in the fust 3
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nominating contests but his rivals contend
the Democratic Socialist would lose to
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a Republican president don't know tromp in
November's national election for more on
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last night's Democratic debate I'm joined
by Vo is national correspondent Jim alone
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Jim up thank you for joining us yet in
studio so Democratic candidates held that
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10th day bet last night what are some of
the key takeaways from last night's debate
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well Jackson I think Bernie Sanders was
the subject of criticism of attack by his
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rivals and for the 1st time
in the campaign there was
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a concerted effort by most of the contenders
to go after Bernie Sanders and to
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question whether or not he would be the
strongest candidate to take on President
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Trump in November now the last 2 debates
here have gotten very chaotic with the
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Democrats you can start to see that some
of these candidates are feeling the
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pressure we have
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a big contest coming up Saturday in South
Carolina that will be an important test
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for former Vice President Joe Biden he's
basically staking his campaign on doing
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well there basically he's even agreeing
with people who say he has to win on
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Saturday but just 3 days later we have
what we call super Tuesday 14 states hold
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primaries more than 1300 convention delegates
will be at stake for the candidates
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so we're in
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a very important stage in the campaign and
I think what we saw on Tuesday night in
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South Carolina was sort of an effort by
the. Rivals of Sanders to slow him down
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a bit now headed into Super Tuesday who
would you say has momentum on their side
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and is South Carolina
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a medical break moment for Joe
Biden I think it is going to be
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a very important test for Joe Biden I
think he helped himself with from what I
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could tell was his strongest debate
performance of the whole primary season on
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Tuesday night he was more focused he was
more animated but certainly you know the
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one who still continues to have momentum
heading into Super Tuesday is Bernie
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Sanders Sanders is well positioned for
example in some of the states that will vote
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on Super Tuesday and 2 of the 2 largest
states are going to be holding delegate
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elections and that's California with over
$400.00 delegates at stake and Texas with
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$228.00 and Sanders is certainly well
positioned in California so the question will
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be you know could former New York
City my mayor Michael Bloomberg make
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a bid he's he's advertising in the Super
Tuesday states those are the 1st states
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he'll actually be competing in might he
make an impact and that's why the Super
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Tuesday results will be so important to
sort through next week now and speaking of
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Michael Bloomberg after he's must panned
performance in the last debate how did he
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felt last night I think he was sharper he
was more engaged he didn't look as lost
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as he did in the 1st debate but there were
still moments there where he was on the
00:17:28
defensive especially when targeted by
Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren But
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speaking of Warren you've got Warren you've
got Senator Amy Klobuchar sure you've
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got Pete booted Gedge the former mayor of
South Bend Indiana all of them are are
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trying to hang in through
Super Tuesday but
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a lot of their campaigns may be on life
support here so they were all I think
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feeling the urgency of the moment to make
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a strong case that they should continue
and of course. Money is the lifeblood of
00:17:58
politics and if they can't continue to
get those campaign donations after their
00:18:03
performances and after how they do in Super
Tuesday some of their campaigns could
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come to
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a close that was Vo as national correspondent
Jim Jim thank you for joining us in
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studio sure you're listening to v.o.a.
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News. This is getting better. It's been
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a little over 15 months since NASA is inside
Lander touched down on Mars the space
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agency reports that 6 new published papers
detail some of the findings made by
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insights both above and deep the red
planet's surface scientists found that Mars
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travels much more than expected with
$174.00 seismic events or Mars quakes over
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a period of $235.00 Martian
days or $241.00 and
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a half group to Mars doesn't have the
same tectonic activity that causes quakes
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here on Earth so scientists suggest volcanic
activity are causing the Mars quakes
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while the red planet lost its magnetic
field billions of years ago provided
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information that when it did existed
magnetized rocks located between 61 meters and
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several kilometers underground the
scientists are still waiting for data from
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insights that can determine whether Mars
has a solid or liquid cooled. Rectangle a
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o is international edition continues
am Jackson going in Washington u.s.
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Secretary of state Mike this week argued
prime minister Iraqi prime minister
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designate Mohammed Alawi to protect u.s.
00:19:37
Troops and stressed Iraq is obligation to
protect American and coalition diplomats
00:19:42
forces and facilities bump
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a also pressed Iraq his new government
to end violence against the thousands of
00:19:49
protesters who have gathered in Baghdad
and addressed that review and says Iraqi
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lawmakers have scheduled
00:19:55
a vote of confidence government for De Vere
was Mohamed asked and now I spoke with
00:20:03
Donny my Iraqi military attache in Washington
about the vote of no confidence and
00:20:08
the pressure the government faces between
anti-government protesters who want
00:20:13
foreign troops out and the United States.
Actually what did to prompt this request
00:20:20
is to remind the designated prime minister
of the government responsibilities and
00:20:25
duties towards the us call ition forces as
well as the diplomatic missions in Iraq
00:20:32
that departing government has failed to
deliver its obligations as they have many
00:20:38
times declared that there are
obliged to protect the u.s.
00:20:41
And coalition forces cities as
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a result of that the relation has been
critically intense due to the escalation
00:20:49
between the u.s.
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And Iranian militias supported by Iran
that ended in exchanging the shelling
00:20:55
against the trikes and ultimately the
Iraqi parliament to demand from the prime
00:21:01
minister to remove the Us forces from Iraq
the Us administration would like to turn
00:21:07
a new page with the new government in order
to restore the comp aeration and the
00:21:11
relation to normal both governments value
the importance of keeping diplomatic
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military and economic ties but
also essential for the u.s.
00:21:21
And Iraq government to maintain the
relations at the highest level as there are
00:21:25
many common interests to be achieved in the
near terms and the future I think both
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countries also are partners
in fighting ISIS the u.s.
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Is a blitz to build and protect
democracy in Iraq and the u.s.
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Is
00:21:38
a crucial player and building the capacity
of the Iraqi situation so I think this is
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one of the conversations that set forth
has ignited 5 minister from the Us
00:21:49
administration so he would gain some kind
of support when he will be getting the
00:21:55
vote to assume the responsibility so
is Iraq people below on the ring this
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obligation when angry pro Iran protesters
that have been in the streets calling for
00:22:05
u.s. Troops withdrawal I think the
crowd who is calling for the u.s.
00:22:10
Forces withdrawal in the streets has been
multiple lies by the Shiite political
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parties due to the. Listen to
ask elations between the u.s.
00:22:19
And Iran I think Iraqi government is not
entirely in control of the arm of the
00:22:25
groups that belong to the Shia parties
therefore some political parties are more
00:22:29
powerful than the government but I trust
the new government and the most 6 players
00:22:34
would consider the political channels to
understand the importance of the u.s.
00:22:39
Presence in Iraq to defeat ISIS and all
the security forces conservatives It all
00:22:45
depends on the new government said Willet
you to move things forward and compromise
00:22:50
the tension around the u.s.
00:22:51
Forces
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a presence in Iraq promptly also emphasized
the edge and see with which Iraq's new
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government must put an end to the killing
of protesters and their grievances What
00:23:03
do you make of that the prime minister in
his the speech to trust on bringing all
00:23:09
valving killings the protesters to the
justice to independent and transparent
00:23:14
investigation so I think Secretary pump
citrus ink on the new government to hold
00:23:19
the protest killers accountable and bring
them to justice also to address the
00:23:24
grievances of the demonstrators
I see this is a statement as
00:23:28
a country Sion also to designate prime
minister to accomplish so he may win the
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u.s. Support so he can work with the u.s.
00:23:38
Administration to normalize the situation
in Iraq Iraqi lawmakers decided to
00:23:44
schedule
00:23:45
a vote of confidence for the government of
the lead we Thursday with the parliament
00:23:49
vote in favor apparently that has ignited
the prime minister trying to point things
00:23:54
nonpartisans and technocrat cabinet he
is facing some positive from political
00:24:00
parties but people demanded the formation
of the political system by removing the
00:24:06
secretary and quota so any political
party would oppose this move puts the
00:24:12
party in the confrontation with the
people 2nd American. Not to tolerate more
00:24:19
ultimately the prime minister has to
compromise with the political parties before
00:24:23
the Congress votes which. Will be in
favor of the capital that was also
00:24:30
Danny for my Iraqi military
attache speaking to v.o.a.
00:24:33
Senior analyst Mohammed Elsa now we and
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has
00:24:38
decried what he terms as double standards
employed at the un Human Rights Council
00:24:43
in favor of west done democratic values
at the expense of what he calls the
00:24:48
legitimate surrender rights of nations to
do not fall within the West done albeit
00:24:54
Lavrov presented his views at the Council.
Sergey Lavrov did not hide his disdain
00:25:01
at the so called country specific resolutions
adopted by the Human Rights Council
00:25:06
he asserted the resolutions had become an
increasingly popular pretext to interfere
00:25:12
in the internal affairs of sovereign states
the Russian foreign minister criticize
00:25:17
the imposition of unilateral sanctions
often used by Western countries to topple
00:25:23
governments seen as undesirable by them
he spoke through an interpreter this
00:25:29
harmful practice leads to exacerbating
confrontation and ultimately restrict the
00:25:34
ability of ordinary citizens to exercise
that the judgment rights the revival
00:25:38
securing of Rights and Freedoms is
incompatible with double standards and its
00:25:42
context one can only wonder at the fact
that some Western partners who declare
00:25:47
themselves champions of
democracy the deputy turn
00:25:49
a blind eye to the traitorous oppression
of human rights in Ukraine lover of didn't
00:25:53
offer names though it is common knowledge
the United States European Union and
00:25:58
other countries have imposed sanctions
on Russia and the Crimea this following
00:26:03
Russia's military intervention in Ukraine
for what they call support of the
00:26:08
separatist rebellion in eastern Ukraine
in February 2014 the un human rights
00:26:15
office reports the war has. Resulted
in the deaths of some 13000 people
00:26:21
a quarter of them civilians another 30000
people have been injured and one in one
00:26:26
half 1000000 people have been internally
displaced in Ukraine since the start of
00:26:31
the conflict and Russia's annexation
of Crimea in 2014 larva also lashed
00:26:38
out at Western powers for their support
and justification of military actions
00:26:43
committed by what he called radical
and terrorist groups and it lived in
00:26:48
northwestern Syria it is difficult to
find any other explanation for calls for
00:26:54
peace agreements to be concluded with bandits
as we see regarding the situation it
00:26:59
let that is not caring for human rights
that is capitulating before terrorists or
00:27:04
even encouraging activities in violation
of international treaties and numerous un
00:27:08
Security Council resolutions lover of
observations come just as the United Nations
00:27:13
says warned of
00:27:14
a potential bloodbath of hundreds of
thousands of civilians and in lip if Russian
00:27:19
backed Syrian government forces do not stop
their indiscriminate carpet bombing of
00:27:25
the region Russian Foreign Minister
Lavrov urged the Human Rights Council to
00:27:30
resolutely renounce what he called
double standards he said that's why as
00:27:34
government has decided to run for
seat on the 47 member council for its
00:27:39
20212023 term Russia
lost its bid to become
00:27:44
a member in 2016 after
00:27:47
a campaign by rights groups over its
bombing of Syria Lisa shrine for a b.o.h.
00:27:53
News journey Eva and that's going to do it
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This is up from the Voice of America my
name is Jacksonville Magon you thanks so
00:30:04
much for joining us today on the show so
00:30:07
a new report by the charity organization
Oxfam regarding the state of global wealth
00:30:12
inequality say that just over 2000
of the web. Richest People have more
00:30:19
wealth than 4600000000 people and that
figure represents around 60 percent of the
00:30:25
province population reported on time to
care ones that the inequality crisis
00:30:31
continues to empower
00:30:32
a wealthy elite as they accumulate vast
fortunes at the expense of ordinary people
00:30:38
particularly poor women and girls other
studies including the un world social
00:30:43
report of 2020 shows that the income gap
between the rich and the poor has been
00:30:49
growing exponentially for the last 30 years
and even though the African continent
00:30:54
has seen
00:30:54
a remarkable economic performance in the
last 15 years they cannot make systems in
00:30:59
place are such that the rich continue to
accumulate vast amounts of wealth at the
00:31:05
expense of the bottom 95 percent of the
population so on the show we'll talk about
00:31:10
some of the factors driving this inequality
I will talk to one of the authors of
00:31:14
this new report and we will get to hear
some of your voices on this issue Stay
00:31:19
tuned this is upfront on
The Voice of America.
00:31:29
Killed in and. In time same time any.
00:31:38
Problem coming in but. In Uganda. And
00:31:45
a fun trip. Like. That would
you say are they done that.
00:31:53
You find that treat your own lines so I
mean you know that being beheaded and the
00:31:57
other words Oh my name's.
Income inequality. It's
00:32:04
a problem in our country and the only kind
of income. Is by distributing resources
00:32:11
equally to all. Of the country
so maybe you must thank you.
00:32:19
Joe. Recently there's been graduation but
you want to know him most of you and.
00:32:29
What's next so we need to hire. If you're
going to actually increase that economy.
00:32:37
And it's close and.
00:32:45
Some of the voices sent in by our listeners
on this topic and want to thank all of
00:32:50
you for sending them and for those of you
who are just joining us thank you for
00:32:54
joining us on the show today we're talking
about some of the factors that are
00:32:58
driving the massive income inequality
in Africa and joining me via phone is.
00:33:04
Oxfam's head of policy on inequality is
also one of the authors of the Oxfam
00:33:10
reports titled It's time to cash rich team
in Nairobi and started off by asking him
00:33:15
the best says of Oxfam Scotland
for this report Council.
00:33:22
Critiques we live
00:33:23
a wealth report that gives you an estimate
of the wealth of the world's population
00:33:27
and then be to be. A rican parrot which
we have done in previous years I'm sure
00:33:34
and I think stream that of inequality
where you have to how any group of people
00:33:39
just over 2000 people mostly right
we want to cling on top of it on
00:33:46
national and. On having more wealth. And
60 percent of the world population which
00:33:53
is about $2600000.00 people now part of the
report says that the $22.00 richest men
00:33:59
in the world have more wealth than
all the women in Africa what are the
00:34:03
implications of this massive
wealth gap. There is
00:34:08
a connection between the extreme economic
inequality that gap between the super
00:34:14
rich and the rest of America. Between women
and men that the incredible wealth at
00:34:20
the top of the global economy is built on
the backs on the work also hundreds of
00:34:26
millions of women and women in Africa women
all over the world working for free or
00:34:32
working in poverty wages poverty job to
support the global economy and all of the
00:34:38
wealth they created and the sexist
economy is being channeled upward into
00:34:45
the bank accounts the secret bank accounts
to carraige know how did many of these
00:34:51
billionaires
00:34:52
a plaid that wealth is is something that
we know generally speaking what are the
00:34:57
factors that led to this level of inequality
and can anything be done about it the
00:35:03
problem of super rich in the
problem of the billionaires is
00:35:06
a relatively easy one we've seen
00:35:08
a number of believing in the last 10 years
you've seen their well I hire them if
00:35:13
you have
00:35:14
a beautiful what I showed today is very
recently in recent times we have much known
00:35:20
evidence of any quantity we had much lower
numbers and ads which shows that it's
00:35:25
quite possible to have a vibrant and
00:35:28
a successful global economy without this
number it is an end and we would go
00:35:33
further and say that in fact bidding is
already selling of economic failure no sign
00:35:39
of economic success if we could instead
take the wealth in my secret bank account
00:35:45
and bread that around to redistribute if
we got them to pay their taxes they should
00:35:50
just imagine the schools the hospitals the
teachers the ministry that money could
00:35:55
pay for so we think that any
quantity is not inevitable it's
00:36:00
a policy choice it's increased dramatically
in recent years because governments
00:36:04
have elected to increase and we think
they could take steps to reduce the gap
00:36:08
between rich and poor in case you're just
joining us this is upfront of the Voice
00:36:13
of America my name is Jackson been
going you we're speaking to Max
00:36:16
a lot. The head of policy on inequality
and Max is talking to us about the Oxfam
00:36:22
report titled time to care that warns that
there is an inequality crisis so wrong
00:36:27
the walled and not in quality crisis
continues to empower while the elite
00:36:33
a small wealthy elite at the
expense of women and girls and the
00:36:40
99 percent The report says that all but
just 2000 of the walls richest people have
00:36:46
more wealth than 4600000000 people
combined in the wallet soliciting
00:36:52
a quick break we'll be right back and as
we do take this break let's listen to your
00:36:56
opinions. I'm going to the
income inequality other never
00:37:02
to have to have gone to meeting I'm
00:37:05
a government debt deal and playing both
well like you degree level because you're
00:37:09
not equally on jobs when you go back to
working people like that level between
00:37:14
different companies to find a many people
income is equally in this room with
00:37:19
a tone that is not there in plums coming
up to town because what I do you know
00:37:26
charging houses to pick up the income but
that's because I don't give it to me
00:37:33
that his wife made me. That maybe. I would
00:37:40
get that call come at. It if. I know.
00:37:48
I could give them the time in my name to
track down the luggage in my own company
00:37:54
or that seat this estate is right about
you file line to child when he was he has
00:38:01
a disease that has eaten into my society
to begin to grow up to be coming at this
00:38:07
time in
00:38:08
a coma to 19 and begin to slow you know
the minute you know any way some people
00:38:14
grow our own summary troop.
This is what you think. On
00:38:21
our show today income inequality What are
some of the factors that are driving that
00:38:26
drive income inequality in Africa this is
up front on the Voice of America let's
00:38:31
continue our conversation with that Max
lawsuit head of policy on inequality at off
00:38:36
from now the. Report was released ahead of
the wild Economic Forum can you explain
00:38:43
to ask the timing so the World Economic
Forum the biggest meeting of the super rich
00:38:50
in the annual kind of happens every January
we've got well over 100000000000 and
00:38:55
among many many of them own community and
politicians world leaders are going to be
00:39:01
recruited mansions into it and where they
like to think they can talk about salting
00:39:07
the world for them so we use this moment
to illustrate the galloping equality in
00:39:12
the world and to make the strong point
that the solution for the world inequality
00:39:18
and never going to come from the people
in Davos these are the people who cools
00:39:21
problem in the 1st place the solution to
the inequality crisis not on the street
00:39:27
and I would ordinary people protesting
party for farewelled and we say not all of
00:39:32
the little children I could not been into
from ordinary people demanding that their
00:39:38
politicians isn't to them instead of
listening to any man that was. Head of
00:39:45
policy inequality he was speaking to me
from the Kenyan capital in Nairobi You're
00:39:51
listening to outfront on The
Voice of America let's take
00:39:54
a quick break we'll be right back.
00:40:18
This I Believe. But also.
Rejoin So it's like
00:40:24
a huge challenge however what we can do
is ensure that these gender equality in
00:40:30
terms of equal pay will find that some women
especially the breast receive men and
00:40:35
not getting to dash share of income but
will also find that their challenge is the
00:40:41
2000 of them should be able to be paid
to efficiently we do not take into
00:40:46
consideration that issues of child care
because I'm paid to Misty can walk but then
00:40:52
look at also and boy that is downtown
carrying stuff so they hit full on need
00:40:57
a door latch or
00:40:58
a saint's because you'll find that they'll
go out with the rebels and shootings
00:41:02
that sold us but. If they set
00:41:07
a minimum wage bill it means that we will
be able to know that somebody can and
00:41:12
cannot be employed below the amounts
that all souls follow up in regards to 2
00:41:18
issues of gender and also
issues of. All of these.
00:41:27
Well come back and for those
of you who are just joining as
00:41:31
a welcomed this is out front of the Voice
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00:41:35
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listening in from as we continue this
00:41:50
conversation let me bring back an old
conversation that I had with. A reporter into
00:41:57
Gali Rwanda on some of the issues around
income inequality on the Continent did
00:42:03
it really struck you the contract you have
not. Started there anecdotally or do you
00:42:10
have too many poor people directly for
people through the world to reach people. Is
00:42:17
is really shocking when you walk Internet
An African City and you look at the local
00:42:22
Muslims some of the people you would not
even talk about look closely locomotion
00:42:27
Let's talk about just the buildings
when you're going to a city and you see
00:42:30
a skyline Yeah skyscrapers and yes right
next to it these are then these Yeah these
00:42:35
as along were they get away
from the locomotion for
00:42:38
a moment not in you know an African
City for example you. I don't
00:42:44
know where it's secure so incompetent
bureaucrats to. Government or yes of that
00:42:51
don't even care about informing standards
but you will see some really you know
00:42:55
terrible slum side by side.
With skyscrapers cleaning.
00:43:03
Glass structures that really look good
$1000000.00 and you clearly don't think. Yes
00:43:09
if you pointed out that we will collapse
shacks and Sakya towns and so on and it's
00:43:15
really incredible Now what's what and also
come to think of it if you look at the
00:43:22
Africa public housing for example you know
almost nonexistent or at least in our
00:43:27
part of that. You only find people reach
people who can cure their own houses
00:43:34
and. And then what passes for public
housing plan we can rent out for the poor
00:43:41
folks who are living there and. They have
no standard damages as you'll find in the
00:43:47
West you know you don't have your find in
cotton on on on charcoal or even filed in
00:43:53
the city Matthew So you just keep wondering
if you know what to make of the next
00:43:58
council is it's an overgrown village or.
And involved. In the actual sense of
00:44:05
you because if you find people who can weave
firewood arise or chuckle or whatever
00:44:10
but I suspect again it's not
00:44:13
a particular problem to Africa even India
all you have that kind of problem. What
00:44:17
are some of the causes of such unfair
resource distribution list in which it's
00:44:21
against obviously
00:44:22
a functional or badly run government that's
that's the new cause of the event to
00:44:27
run governments don't mind if people are.
In trouble the canonical it financially
00:44:33
it on my end badly run governments only
care for. These few individuals who
00:44:40
confessed failed them. They won
$3.50 troops for the base for.
00:44:48
Their power. And so on
and. What usually again we
00:44:55
we have missed your sentiments but one of
for example that are different from. The
00:45:01
absent that. I know you have the
beginning of it were 58 and. What's
00:45:08
more equitable distribution of national
resources having run that if they can get
00:45:14
their. Money to do you can run but they
were preaching running right now I think
00:45:19
grassroots I think they are building up
their thinking that they have to be you
00:45:23
know. To make sure that as right now
you're some of the population of course.
00:45:30
You've introduced you know why I think
you know economy if you think that.
00:45:42
That was speaking to me that we did on
income inequality this is something that
00:45:48
continues to be an issue around the
continent and even though the continent has
00:45:51
made. Progress in the last 15 years we
see that income inequality continues to
00:45:57
increase around the continent
particularly affecting women and girls.
00:46:16
March 3rd small. Car Park. Production I'm
enjoying your program thank you very much
00:46:23
.
00:49:05
This is up front of the Voice of America
my name is Jacksonville I'm gon you thanks
00:49:09
so much for joining us on the show
today we're talking about some of the
00:49:13
inequalities and some of the factors driving
inequality in Africa we just had your
00:49:18
opinions on our topic of discussion we also
heard from. Oxfam head of policy on an
00:49:25
equality and joining me in studio to
further discuss some of the driving forces
00:49:30
behind income inequality in
Africa is Michael Mancienne
00:49:34
a young college graduate from the African
leadership University in Marie Michel is
00:49:39
also the founder of the bridge fund he says
that his organization strives to create
00:49:45
quote a thriving and sustainable middle
class African economy by building
00:49:51
a financially inclusive eco system
in $2510.00 Micro was hosted as
00:49:56
a game changer at the White House here
in Washington d.c. By former u.s.
00:50:00
President Barack Obama this was
00:50:02
a recognition of my cause leadership in
driving change through education and
00:50:07
mentorship in his community in Kenya Michael
welcome to up front here on The Voice
00:50:12
of America let me start off by asking you
your opinion on this issue what drives
00:50:17
income inequality the massive income
inequality that we see in your country but
00:50:22
also across Africa income inequality is
just basically driven by in my opinion the
00:50:28
lack of access to opportunities
right whether you're
00:50:31
a small business you know entrepreneur in
Nairobi Kenya and you're trying to go big
00:50:37
in your business you have you know
00:50:39
a few issues that you're dealing with that.
When you not to progress and make you
00:50:44
know
00:50:44
a decent income and I mean long then you
have you know lack of capital which is the
00:50:49
classic one and lack of access to markets
and that is what I think cripples
00:50:55
a lot of small business you know when I was
in Africa and I was doing the research
00:51:01
myself and Africa has you know roughly
1200000000 people and you have 80 percent of
00:51:06
these people from sub-Saharan Africa
relying and depending on small and micro
00:51:11
enterprise I mean it's
00:51:13
a me but the problem is these Assamese
you know on top of the lack of access to
00:51:17
sufficient funding and lack of access to
markets need to sound the things that make
00:51:23
it impossible for these people to make
00:51:25
a descent leaving and support themselves
hands that inequality gap in income has
00:51:31
income inequality gotten worse or has it
gotten better I mean we know that most
00:51:37
African countries have this target you
know there's going to be middle income
00:51:41
countries and so many of them of their
programs whether it's you know in terms of
00:51:46
financial inclusion or tell you that you
know much better than I do do you think
00:51:51
that the prospect that were available to
your parents I'm not sure what income
00:51:56
bracket there were you know do you think
that it has gotten worse or has gotten
00:52:01
better in terms of like that social migration
I think yes there are efforts to try
00:52:06
and bridge that gap between you know
the quality and inequality but I think
00:52:12
a lot more work has to be done
right I agree that you know
00:52:16
a lot of governments and private sector
have tried to come up with initiatives and
00:52:21
projects to try and help you know especially
small and micro. Enterprise business
00:52:26
owners but. The formal financial institution
setting still do not support the large
00:52:33
majority of this s m
00:52:35
e system in Africa you know this is that
we are mamma selling you know right to
00:52:39
bulls by the roadside and you have now
even more increasingly people in formal
00:52:45
employment having
00:52:46
a side hustle you know what you're going
to make up for which falls under the
00:52:49
informal less I mean so that tells you
how big this you know segment is and you
00:52:56
know the capacity of what it can do for
the Continent an icon and so the question
00:53:00
is what needs to be done. In
one of the. Financial sector
00:53:07
why hasn't it responded to me. You know
providing funding to yeah I think they've
00:53:13
been doing that and you know I think financial
institutions and governments across
00:53:19
Africa have been trying to sort of help
these semi business owners but you know you
00:53:25
find that they. Can see the high
risk sort of. And this is tied
00:53:31
into. You know range of issues you know
going back to things as simple as proof of
00:53:37
address right so many of these people are
moving around they don't have the right
00:53:41
you know. Specific Asians or
documentation which makes it harder for
00:53:46
a bank to give you
00:53:47
a little right and if you know you have one
who's at least money is to get together
00:53:51
these caraway seeds things in check and the
loans that they get from the banks. And
00:53:57
such the way that you know the return
times are too short and them to make
00:54:02
a profit of them or you may heard of the
money so the bank gives you money this
00:54:06
month and next month they're knocking on
your door asking for the interest rate
00:54:10
payments so I guess the banks need to come
up with financial instruments to kind of
00:54:13
yeah for these people.
I mean 80 percent is
00:54:17
a big chunk of any bank at all so you live
alone and it's really no one yeah yeah
00:54:23
there are nontraditional players in the
financial sector coming up to try Yes Yes
00:54:29
And this is why we're seeing
00:54:30
a lot more of the cryptocurrency is coming
in because they you know off. Cheap
00:54:36
access to capital and it's fast it's
secure it's instant and this you
00:54:43
know eliminates
00:54:43
a lot of what you the banking sector in
the form of financial institution and
00:54:47
sector has to do there because with
cryptocurrency on the block chain to do
00:54:51
a caraway seeds very simple right but if
you're going through the banking way of
00:54:56
doing k y c You need
00:54:57
a lot of documents it takes time to prove
that this is actually you you need to id
00:55:02
so as the wild is evolving and becoming
more digital so is the way we you know we
00:55:08
are money and you know so you see
00:55:11
a lot of this happening in Africa because
you know the market is then people are
00:55:15
desperate to get access to these financial
opportunities by the formal institutions
00:55:19
are not giving them that so they resort to
tentative means which you know yes they
00:55:25
have been
00:55:26
a lot of issues with it but it's actually
doing something to solve and I didn't
00:55:30
problem with. I just solutions let's talk
00:55:34
a little bit about something that goes back
to education I know we do want to have
00:55:37
a corporate conversation reaction reform
before I leave you but financial literacy
00:55:42
you know which I would say falls within
both finance but also education that you
00:55:47
know not knowing money how to handle money
how yeah for money how do you access
00:55:51
some of those financial instruments that
might be available to them that they don't
00:55:56
even know they're. How important is it for
people to start learning about finances
00:56:02
. I think as early as you
know someone understands
00:56:09
anything within the education space and I
think countries like you know the u.s.
00:56:14
We see
00:56:14
a lot of you know parents taking time to
make sure they instill an education and
00:56:18
financial literacy in their kids and it's
part of them growing up you know that's
00:56:22
why we see
00:56:23
a lot of the young you know us oh you
know other developing other developed
00:56:27
countries doing great things at such
00:56:29
a young age because this has been infused
in the educational system and like you
00:56:34
know taking the example of Kenya I don't
remember any point in time through my
00:56:39
primary secondary high school and even
college where I was taught how to deal you
00:56:44
know how to deal with money growing up money
was for grown ups and you know how you
00:56:47
don't think of just using your interaction
with money it was when they give you
00:56:52
money to go buy something on the Exec at
the store bring back the change yes and
00:56:57
that was that was that yeah and you go all
the way to college you're 25 to write 6
00:57:01
and you're still you know absolutely. The
1st time you actually handle money that
00:57:06
you know one is when you get that 1st
paycheck and you don't know why we do it. So
00:57:11
I think it should be infused into our
systems especially now speaking about Kenya
00:57:16
and African context. As primary instruments
that can be used to teach young kids
00:57:23
you know how to be more responsible with
money and we've seen these systems and
00:57:27
instruments being implemented in countries
like the us in Finland you know other
00:57:32
you know developed countries and we see
the difference in how the kids grow
00:57:36
Absolutely and how eventually when they get
into leadership whether in business or
00:57:40
government how they deal responsibly with
the resources not have only absolute but
00:57:44
on the other hand back home there's
00:57:47
a long way to go and I think you know the
Internet is also making it possible now
00:57:52
for young people to access this kind of
education online and hence we. Now you know
00:57:57
I built
00:57:58
a lot more young people being responsible
with you know how they make money how
00:58:02
they spend money and when they get into
businesses or spaces of leadership the
00:58:06
impact is felt absolutely thank you very
much Michael that was Kenya's Michael
00:58:11
Moore
00:58:11
a young college graduate from the African
leadership University in Moriches He just
00:58:16
graduated b.c.f.
00:58:17
Michael is also the founder of the bridge
fund he says that his organization works
00:58:22
to create
00:58:22
a thriving and sustainable middle class
African economy and they do this by
00:58:27
building
00:58:28
a financial inclusive eco system and we
want to thank you all of you who sent in
00:58:34
your opinions on this topic this is
00:58:36
a topic of great concern around the world
but especially in Africa and if you want
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